When you wear white surgical gloves does your sweat turn them brown in color?

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hmmmm.i don't believe so. I don't know that my hands have ever sweat when I was wearing them, but if they did, they did not turn brown. Maybe you have an allergy to latex?

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I am a nuclear med. tech and I make all kinds of radiopharmaceuticals, since it is radioactive material I am always wearing latex gloves. They do change to a brown color, I suppose it is from both the sweat, dirt, and skin cells rubbed off inside of the glove.

Yes, this is normal. It happens with exam gloves, too. It never happened when I wore chemo gloves.
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I'm a nurse.

yes

It does for me. But for some people it doesn't. I am assuming it has to do with the chemistry of the skin.unique!
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Lab experience

It is the sweat mixing with the Powder coating on the inside of the glove. If you are allergic to it, it can cause a severe reaction.

yes ,they turn brown on me too.seems to be caused by the sweat too!
I feel its caused by oils and acids in the sweat.

Only if your hands are dirty

no it is other chemicals that does so

NO. They do not change is color.. gloves come in all different colors. brown, blue, green, black.. if anything the sweat makes them turn a little more see through

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